They Might Be Giants - She's An Angel LIVE 1990

[paranoidroid1]

Such an awesome love song! This is why tmbg are my favorite lyrcists

[smocnairethne]

I like how Linnell had the decency to cough on the beat. ^_^

[EtreCalore]

I've listened to the beginners guide a lot while studying for Contextualising lecture, on repeat and its...

[EtreCalore]

still

[EtreCalore]

good

[Verence]

This is... There are no words. They should've sent a poet.

[tasha1494]

when your following an angel does it mean you have to throw your body off a building love it

[jacenK]

fav TMBG song period xx

[pogogo51]

I can't tell if it's

1)'I hear they have a space program, when they sing you can't hear; there's no heaven'

or

2)'I hear they have a space program, when they sing you can't hear; there's no air'

[kapono24]

It's "no air"

[itarfer]

omg they so young

[lmsypj]

this song is magic. i love tmbg

[ruphia]

And THAT'S when I realized I had misheard the lyrics, minutes after posting my comment.Good grief.

'DOES THAT MEAN you have to'. Good grief.

[ruphia]

I've always loved the line

'When you're following an angel

physically you have to

throw your body off a building.'

It is probably my favorite lyric in all of TMBG, even though this isn't quite my favorite song.

What a wonderful, wonderful song. God this takes me back.

I was SIX when I first heard this. Fucking SIX.

[shaqpopcorn34]

@ruphia .....the line is actually "when you're following an angel DOES IT MEAN you have to throw your body off a building"

when i saw that you typed "physically" instead of "does it mean" i checked the lyrics to make sure the words were "does it mean"...they are....a friendly correction for ya

[ruphia]

@shaqpopcorn34

...Yeah. I know. I corrected myself almost immediately after posting my comment.

[shaqpopcorn34]

@ruphia ...i cant believe i missed that correction considering it is just above the other post

[ruphia]

@shaqpopcorn34 That'll happen sometimes!

[xxMajorKey]

god, i have such a madly passionate love for this band. I'm so mad I missed about 2 opportunities to see them in the past couple of years, i need to see them before my life is over or else it won't be complete. wish i was born earlier too to see them during this time period.

[klmnumbers]

@xxMajorKey Ditto to your entire comment. I just moved up north, and I missed two concerts. I've decided that I'm going to see them next time they come to Pittsburgh no matter what. This song is so weirdly beautiful, too.

[halibuthead]

for a few days could only hear a bit just a lot of whistling, hearing still not quitw right in my right ear, i should sue TMBG!

[halibuthead]

i went to this tour as my first concert when i was fifteen in birmingham at the irish centre. i was stood about the same angle that this is filmed in, its great! i was stood right next to the amp and i went deaf imy right ear and had to go home from school the next day ha ha! i only had flood and the dont lets start so didnt know a lot of songs but fantastic! thanks for posting this.

[Antimatter245]

Permanently deaf?

[ashproductions]

Ohhh John Linnell is so cute.

[Johnny6Gun]

Don't let anyone else in on this, but I've heard they have a space program!

[neophyteshutterbug]

I absolutely love this TMBG song.

XD Linnell was less creepy back then. I saw him a few months ago, he seems to have gone a little insane.

<3 him though.

[pauleypauleypauley]

ramones t shirt!

[kelligrieger]

why?

[nerdgirlism]

i <3 john linnell. this song is so adorably romantic.

[Beakses]

Can't...stop...listening...to.­..this.

[thestereosalvation]

Thanks for posting, I was at the gig and have an audio tape somewhere in the depths.

[motafina]

i love tmbg, their music is so leet. this song gives me chills, it makes me feel a little less alone in the world to know that songs have been written about angels in a way that i have experienced them too. <3

[turnippooferman]

this song makes me want to learn slide guitar. and cover it. its great

[savage5tofu]

I was thinking the same thing.

[magerie]

The cough was adorable

:D

[TrebClef]

Everything he does is adorable. I can't believe he was around 30 in this video.

[theymightbe1984]

30?

wow this is like 20 yrs ago

how did they sneak in one of those huge old cam-corders to get this tape?

flans looks REAL good in this!!

[EriisaMuffin]

Fantastic performance. Thanks for posting. <3

[valerie2776]

Thanks for uploading! Is cool to see the evolution of the live version from this to Gigantic.

[ColinZimmerman]

This is awesome, thanks for the post.

[CloudOfPixies]

I cracked up at the cough and Flans comments on it XD

[lalalovering]

you have the best videos ever.

[suchducks]

Ah! 1990! Wonderful!! Your videos from this show are fantastic, thanks for uploading them!

[QliffS]

Flans on slide guitar... I've never really given that much thought. Thanks for uploading!

[astralbee]

Yeah! If you listen to the original album recording, his slide guitar was quite wonderful... better than most of his guitar playing pre-1992.